After striking Konerko out, catcher Yorvit Torrealba tossed the ball into the Rangers’ dugout. Ross said he’d send the ball to his dad, who had to leave Texas to return home to Kentucky earlier in the day.

"I'll send that to my dad," Ross said. "He keeps all that stuff. I was just trying to get the ball in play and sometimes you strike a guy out. That's what happened with [Konerko]."